In November 2018 the online e-commerce company Amazon announced it would be building a second headquarters in New York City and Arlington, VA. The announcement came a year after the company announced it would accept proposals from any North American city who wanted to host the headquarters. Amazon said the company could invest over $5 billion and the offices would create up to 50,000 high paying jobs. More than 200 cities applied and offered Amazon millions of dollars in economic incentives and tax breaks. For the New York City headquarters the city and state governments gave Amazon $2.8…
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Yes, if they pay out of local tax base.
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@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
Yes as long as the company plans to employ local citizens of the area and I would prefer a lower corporate tax for all businesses, but I believe personally that this should be left to the states.
@LiamHal786386402yrs2Y
Nationalize all Industry
@8YWHYGD2yrs2Y
No, but punish them for moving jobs out of the country, and spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies.
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
Yes, as long as three criteria are met: the local environment is not compromised, the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents, and the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives
@8Z3HWKL2yrs2Y
No, spend that money on improving the community and infrastructure, and the government shouldn’t subsidize private businesses.
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
Yes, as long as the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents and the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives
@8YK8V7Y2yrs2Y
Honestly I'm not too sure
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
Yes, but only if three criteria are met: the local environment is not compromised, the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives, and the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
Yes, as long as three criteria are met: the local environment is not compromised; the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives; the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents
@SassOfficial3yrs3Y
Yes, but that money should instead be spent on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies
@8WNZXJ43yrs3Y
Yes as long as the environment isn't harmed and it is beneficial such as providing more jobs for locals and people overall, etc.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, as long as three criteria are met: the local environment is not compromised, the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives, and the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents
@8THH6VK3yrs3Y
No; punish private companies for moving jobs out of the country, the government should never, and spend the money on improving infrastructure and the community
@8TB798W3yrs3Y
Yes, but only in tax reductions. I would prefer taxes be lowered for everyone rather than for individual companies.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives, the local environment is not compromised, and the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the local environment is not compromised and the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the local environment is not compromised, the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives, and the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents.
@8RSTXFT3yrs3Y
Yes, it should be allowed, but it should not be mandatory for private companies to relocate if they do not wish to.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the local environment is not compromised, the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives, and the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents
@8D5J4RR3yrs3Y
All of the yes options but the last one (lower corp tax). Set the standard to 25% nationally and 2.5% state and 2.5% municipal.
@8QKJ7R93yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives, and if the company promises to create new jobs by hiring many local residents
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents, the local environment is not compromised, and the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents, the local environment is not compromised, and the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives
Deleted3yrs3Y
Cities and states, yes. But have the central government punish American companies for resourcing products and jobs outside the country
@Brunk3yrs3Y
No, it is generally a bad idea for the government subsidize private businesses.
@TogetherinSoli13yrs3Y
No, this gives unnecessary power to the government and would waste taxpayer money
@87V5TYY4yrs4Y
Yes, and increased spending on infrastructure will further attract companies
@8H4DF7B4yrs4Y
yes but environment, hire locals, punish for outsourcing
@8MKJFKZ4yrs4Y
Yes, but only as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the incentives, the local environment is not compromised, and it benefits the community.
@8J4HK6S4yrs4Y
Yes, but they should be persuaded not to
@8HJ6WYW4yrs4Y
I need more information to decide.
@8GTWWZJ4yrs4Y
I need more information for an opinion.
@8FPLGKD4yrs4Y
Yes, within the country
@4KL4PZC4yrs4Y
No, Lower Corporate Taxes to benefit all local companies
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, as long as the local environment is not compromised, the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents, and the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives.
@8C4Q7JD4yrs4Y
The city should decide whether or not they want to relocate.
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